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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Netherlands
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
70
Citations
20203
World Ranking
383
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Fulvio Scarano is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, ocean engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, wind and air flow studies, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, heat transfer mechanisms, and particle dynamics in fluid flows.

Scarano's recent publications include:

  • A review of experiments on stationary bluff body wakes, 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • Experimental analysis of the effect of dynamic induction control on a wind turbine wake, 2022, Wind Energy Science
  • 3-dimensional particle image velocimetry based evaluation of turbulent skin-friction reduction by spanwise wall oscillation, 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • Cyclist Reynolds number effects and drag crisis distribution, 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • A physics-based description and modelling of the wall-pressure fluctuations on a serrated trailing edge, 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Key venues where Scarano has published frequently include:

  • Experiments in Fluids
  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Physics of Fluids
  • AIAA Journal
  • 14th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry

Among their frequent coauthors are:

  • Andrea Sciacchitano
  • Daniele Ragni
  • Marthijn Tuinstra
  • Adrián Grille Guerra
  • U N Kempaiah

Fulvio Scarano's work spans a broad range of engineering disciplines with a significant emphasis on experimental and computational fluid mechanics, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise within aerospace and environmental engineering contexts. The combination of numerical methods and advanced experimental techniques, such as particle image velocimetry, characterizes much of their research output.

Best Publications

  • Tomographic particle image velocimetry

    G. E. Elsinga;F. Scarano;B. Wieneke;B. W. van Oudheusden

  • Universal outlier detection for PIV data

    Jerry Westerweel;Fulvio Scarano

  • Iterative image deformation methods in PIV

    F Scarano

  • Advances in iterative multigrid PIV image processing

    F. Scarano;M. L. Riethmuller

  • Tomographic PIV: principles and practice

    F Scarano

  • Iterative multigrid approach in PIV image processing with discrete window offset

    F. Scarano;M. L. Riethmuller

  • Phase-resolved characterization of vortex shedding in the near wake of a square-section cylinder at incidence

    B. W. van Oudheusden;F. Scarano;N. P. van Hinsberg;D. W. Watt

  • Visualization by PIV of dynamic stall on a vertical axis wind turbine

    Carlos Simão Ferreira;Gijs van Kuik;Gerard van Bussel;Fulvio Scarano

  • PIV uncertainty quantification by image matching

    Andrea Sciacchitano;Bernhard Wieneke;Fulvio Scarano

  • Main results of the third international PIV Challenge

    M. Stanislas;K. Okamoto;C. J. Kähler;J. Westerweel

  • Collaborative framework for PIV uncertainty quantification: comparative assessment of methods

    Andrea Sciacchitano;Douglas R Neal;Barton L Smith;Scott O Warner

  • Evaluation of integral forces and pressure fields from planar velocimetry data for incompressible and compressible flows

    B. W. van Oudheusden;F. Scarano;E. W. M. Roosenboom;E. W. F. Casimiri

  • Three-dimensional vorticity patterns of cylinder wakes

    Fulvio Scarano;Christian Poelma

  • Particle tracer response across shocks measured by PIV

    D. Ragni;F. Schrijer;B. W. van Oudheusden;F. Scarano

  • Particle Image Velocimetry

    Fulvio Scarano

  • Three-dimensional instantaneous structure of a shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction

    R.A. Humble;G.E. Elsinga;F. Scarano;B.W. van Oudheusden

  • Three-dimensional evolution of flow structures in transitional circular and chevron jets

    Daniele Violato;Fulvio Scarano

  • Assessment and application of quantitative schlieren methods: Calibrated color schlieren and background oriented schlieren

    G. E. Elsinga;B. W. van Oudheusden;F. Scarano;D. W. Watt

  • Measurement of the body force field of plasma actuators

    M Kotsonis;S Ghaemi;L Veldhuis;F Scarano

  • Three-dimensional vortex organization in a high-Reynolds-number supersonic turbulent boundary layer

    G. E. Elsinga;Ronald Adrian;B. W. Van Oudheusden;F. Scarano

  • Investigation of a turbulent spot and a tripped turbulent boundary layer flow using time-resolved tomographic PIV

    Andreas Schröder;Reinhard Geisler;Gerrit E. Elsinga;Fulvio Scarano

  • Lagrangian and Eulerian pressure field evaluation of rod-airfoil flow from time-resolved tomographic PIV

    Daniele Violato;Peter Moore;Fulvio Scarano

Frequent Co-Authors

B. W. van Oudheusden
B. W. van Oudheusden Delft University of Technology
Daniele Ragni
Daniele Ragni Delft University of Technology
Andreas Schröder
Andreas Schröder German Aerospace Center
Christian J. Kähler
Christian J. Kähler Bundeswehr University Munich
Jerry Westerweel
Jerry Westerweel Delft University of Technology
Steven T. Wereley
Steven T. Wereley Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter J. Schmid
Peter J. Schmid King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Pavlos P. Vlachos Purdue University West Lafayette
Kyung Chun Kim
Kyung Chun Kim Pusan National University
Bendiks Jan Boersma
Bendiks Jan Boersma Delft University of Technology

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